Billy Walker: Cross The Brazos At Waco

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  • Label: BearFamily, 1949-65
  • FSK ab 0 freigegeben
  • Order number: 6914510
  • Release date: 1.1.2000
6 CD-Box in LP-Format mit über 150 Titeln aus den Jahren 1949 - 1965 und einem 32-seitigem Booklet mit vielen Fotos, Discography und Credits

Disk 1 von 6

  1. 1 Headin' For Heartaches
  2. 2 I'm Gonna Take My Heart Away From You
  3. 3 You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart
  4. 4 You Didn't Try And Didn't Care
  5. 5 Too Many Times
  6. 6 Dirt 'Neath Your Feet
  7. 7 I Guess I'll Have To Die
  8. 8 Anything Your Heart Desires
  9. 9 The Last Kiss Is The Sweetest
  10. 10 Alcohol Love
  11. 11 I Ain't Got No Roses
  12. 12 Beautiful Brown Eyes
  13. 13 Don't Tell A Soul I Love You
  14. 14 She's Got Honky Tonk Blood (In Her Veins)
  15. 15 What Would You Do
  16. 16 Always Think Of You
  17. 17 Ting-A-Ling
  18. 18 Fifteen Hugs Past Midnight (Twenty Kisses)
  19. 19 Millie Darling
  20. 20 Anything Your Heart Desires
  21. 21 What Makes Me Love You (Like I Do)
  22. 22 One Heart's Beatin', One Heart's Cheatin'
  23. 23 If I Should Live That Long
  24. 24 Stolen Love
  25. 25 Who Took My Ring From Your Finger

Disk 2 von 6

  1. 1 Back Street Affair
  2. 2 You Can Talk Me Out Of Anything (But You)
  3. 3 True Love's So Hard To Find
  4. 4 You Have My Heart Now / You Know You Did
  5. 5 The One You Hurt
  6. 6 I Can Tell
  7. 7 I Had A Dream
  8. 8 I'm Looking For Love
  9. 9 Gal About Town
  10. 10 I Didn't Have The Nerve It Took To Go
  11. 11 Don't Let Your Pride Break Your Heart
  12. 12 Mexican Joe
  13. 13 Time Will Tell
  14. 14 Headin' For Heartaches
  15. 15 It Hurts Too Much To Laugh
  16. 16 I Got Lost Along The Way
  17. 17 I Can't Keep The Girls Away
  18. 18 Thank You For Calling
  19. 19 Candle Light
  20. 20 Pretend You Just Don't Know Me
  21. 21 I'm A Fool To Care
  22. 22 Going-Going-Gone!

Disk 3 von 6

  1. 1 Kissing You
  2. 2 You're The Only Good Thing
  3. 3 Let Me Hear From You
  4. 4 Let Me Hear From You
  5. 5 Hey!
  6. 6 Fool That I Am
  7. 7 The Record
  8. 8 Which One Of Us Is To Blame
  9. 9 Let's Make Memories Tonight
  10. 10 Whirlpool
  11. 11 Go Ahead And Make Me Cry
  12. 12 The Most Important Thing
  13. 13 Can't You Love Me Just A Little
  14. 14 Blue Mountain Waltz
  15. 15 Why Does It Have To Be
  16. 16 So Far
  17. 17 Little Baggy Britches
  18. 18 Leavin' On My Mind
  19. 19 I'll Never Stand In Your Way
  20. 20 Untamed Heart
  21. 21 Especially For Fools
  22. 22 If You Were Happy (Then I'm Satisfied)
  23. 23 Headin' Down The Wrong Highway
  24. 24 On My Mind Again
  25. 25 Viva La Matador!

Disk 4 von 6

  1. 1 Anything Your Heart Desires
  2. 2 I Care No More
  3. 3 The Image Of Me
  4. 4 I Need It
  5. 5 Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me)
  6. 6 Put Your Hand In Mine
  7. 7 It'll Take A While
  8. 8 It's Doggone Tough On Me
  9. 9 Ghost Of A Promise
  10. 10 Love's Got A Hold Of Me
  11. 11 I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair
  12. 12 Mr. Heartache
  13. 13 I Thought About You
  14. 14 The Storm Within My Heart
  15. 15 One Way Give And Take
  16. 16 A Woman Like You
  17. 17 I Call It Heaven
  18. 18 Forever
  19. 19 Farewell Party
  20. 20 Changed My Mind
  21. 21 Gotta Find A Way
  22. 22 I'll Be True To You
  23. 23 Little Lover
  24. 24 I Wish You Love
  25. 25 Yes, I've Made it
  26. 26 Faded Lights And Lonesome People

Disk 5 von 6

  1. 1 Just Call Me Lonesome (From Now On)
  2. 2 Let's Think About Livin' / Alone With You
  3. 3 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
  4. 4 I Take The Chance
  5. 5 Guess Things Happen That Way
  6. 6 (Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You
  7. 7 Molly Darlin'
  8. 8 Rockin' Alone (In An Old Rocking Chair)
  9. 9 Gonna Find Me A Bluebird
  10. 10 There Stands The Glass
  11. 11 Jambalaya
  12. 12 Charlie's Shoes
  13. 13 Funny How Time Slips Away
  14. 14 Joey's Back In Town
  15. 15 Charlie's Shoes
  16. 16 Wild Colonial Boy
  17. 17 I Know I'm Lying
  18. 18 The Next Voice You Hear
  19. 19 Willie The Weeper
  20. 20 It's Me Not Them
  21. 21 Lovely Hula Hands
  22. 22 Beggin' For Trouble
  23. 23 Plaything
  24. 24 I've Got A New Heartache
  25. 25 Give Back My Heart
  26. 26 Ancient History
  27. 27 Thank You For Calling
  28. 28 The Man Who Had Everything
  29. 29 These Arms Of Mine
  30. 30 Throw Me Out

Disk 6 von 6

  1. 1 Storm Of Love
  2. 2 That Would Sure Go Good
  3. 3 Heart Be Careful
  4. 4 Circumstances
  5. 5 It's Lonesome
  6. 6 The Morning Paper
  7. 7 Coming Back For More
  8. 8 Cross The Brazos At Waco
  9. 9 Down To My Last Cigarette
  10. 10 It It Pleases You
  11. 11 I'm So Miserable Without You
  12. 12 Matamoros
  13. 13 Samuel Colt
  14. 14 Blue Moonlight
  15. 15 Come A Little Bit Closer
  16. 16 The Gun, The Gold, The Girl
  17. 17 The Blizzard
  18. 18 Pancho Villa
  19. 19 Cattle Call
  20. 20 Amigo's Guitar
  21. 21 The Lawman
  22. 22 Buy Juanita Some Flowers
  23. 23 I'm Nothin' To You
  24. 24 Smokey Memories
  25. 25 Nobody but A Fool
  26. 26 Pretend You Don't See Me
  27. 27 Don't Change
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Product Information

6-CD Box (LP-Format) mit 32-seitigem Buch, 157 Einzeltitel. Spieldauer: 403 Minuten. -- Die Karriere Billy Walkers wird nur von Bear Family derart eindrucksvoll abgebildet: ‚Cross The Brazos At Waco‘ enthält seine ersten Aufnahmen für Capitol und all seine Columbia-Aufnahmen einschließlich der Originalversion von ‚ Funny How Time Slips Away‘ und Hits wie ‚Charlie’s Shoes‘, ‚Willie The Weeper‘, ‚Cross The Brazos At Waco‘ und ‚Thank You For Calling‘. – Billy Walker wurde am 14. Januar 1929 in Ralls, Texas, geboren. Beeindruckt von Gene Autry beschloss er, Musik zu machen. Seine Schulzeit endete 1947. Er nahm verschiedene Jobs an bevor 1948 an der Seite von Columbia-Musiker Jimmy Lawson seine Karriere begann. Er schloss sich dem Big D Jamboree in Dallas an (wo er als der Traveling Texan angekündigt wurde und eine Maske des Lone Ranger trug) und arbeitete für Hank Thompson in Waco. Durch Thompson erhielt er seinen ersten Plattenvertrag mit Capitol im Jahre 1949. Nur achtzehn Monate später wechselte er zu Columbia. 1954 konnte er erstmals einen Song in den Charts platzieren, ‚Thank You For Calling‘. – 1952 trat Billy Walker der Louisiana Hayride bei, zog 1954 zum Ozark Jubilee und flirtete kurzzeitig mit Rock ‚n‘ Roll, bevor er nach Texas zurückkehrte, um in Bierkneipen zu arbeiten. 1959 zog es ihn nach Nashville zur Grand Ole Opry, deren Mitglied er bis zu seinem Tode blieb. Nun kamen seine Platten regelmäßiger in die Charts. Seine Originalfassung von ‚Funny How Time Slips Away’ kam bis auf Position 23 in den Country-Charts. Der Nachfolger, ‘Charlie’s Shoes’, schoss 1962 bis an die Spitze! Bis in Achtzigerjahre hinein gelangen ihm Platzierungen in den Charts. Seine letzte Platten erschienen auf seinem eigenen Tall Texan Label. – Als charmanter Erzähler mit einem schier endlosen Reservoir an Geschichten wurde Billy zum allseits geliebten Typen in Nashville. Auf dem Rückweg von einem Auftritt in Gulf Shores, Alabama, kam sein Van von der Straße ab und überschlug sich. Neben ihm starben bei diesem Unfall seine Frau Bettie und Daniel Patton, ein Freund. – Seine Rock 'n' Roll-Aufnahmen finden sie in unserer ‚That’ll Flat Git It‘-Serie. Diese umfangreiche CD-Box enthält seine kompletten Aufnahmen von 1949 – 1965.

Product Information


6-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 32-page book, 157 tracks. Playing time: approx. 403 mns. -- Bear Family is alone in documenting Billy Walker’s career, starting with his first recordings for Capitol, and all the Columbia recordings, including the original version of Funny How Time Slips Away, and hits like Charlie’s Shoes, Willie The Weeper, Cross The Brazos At Waco, and Thank You For Calling. -- Born in Ralls, Texas, on January 14, 1929, Billy was inspired by Gene Autry to take up music. After getting out of school in 1947, he worked various day jobs before beginning his career fronting for sometime Columbia artist Jimmy Lawson in 1948. He joined the Big D Jamboree in Dallas (where he was billed as the Traveling Texan and wore a Lone Ranger-styled mask) and worked for Hank Thompson in Waco. It was Thompson who got him his first contract with Capitol in 1949. Eighteen months later, Billy switched to Columbia. His first charted hit was Thank You For Calling in 1954. -- Billy joined the Louisiana Hayride in 1952, moved to the Ozark Jubilee in '54, flirted briefly with rock 'n' roll, and then returned to Texas to work the beer joints. In 1959, he moved to Nashville to join the Grand Ole Opry, and remained a member until his death. His records began charting with more regularity. His original version of Funny How Time Slips Away stalled at #23 on the country charts, but the follow-up, Charlie’s Shoes, hit the top spot in 1962. He continued to chart records regularly into the 1980s, and his last records were on his own Tall Texan label. -- An engaging raconteur with a bottomless fund of stories, Billy was a much-loved character in Nashville. He was returning from a gig in Gulf Shores, Alabama when his van ran off the road and overturned. Those killed alongside him included his wife, Bettie, and a friend, Daniel Patton. -- We at Bear Family have reissued one of Billy's rock 'n' roll recordings in our 'That'll Flat Git It' series, but we have also reissued all of his recordings complete from 1949-1965 on this complete 6-CD set.

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